Dear AJL Members, We have been offered a free trial for an online database with a possibility for consortia pricing if there is interest. Here are the details below. Please let me know if you try this out and your reactions to it. The vendor may be in Seattle at our Convention so you can get more information from her there. Susan Dubin AJL President
Thank you for taking time to consider Britannica Online School Edition for your school. Britannica Online School Edition recently received the 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008 Codie Award as "Best Online Reference Service" from the Software & Information Industry. As I mentioned, Encyclopaedia Britannica is pleased to offer you an extended free trial to our award-winning databases through May 31, 2010. Below you'll find the special username and password that allow all of the librarians, faculty and students to use these rich resources. What's included in yours included in Encyclopedia Britannica Online SchoolEdition: Ø Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia Britannica Student Encyclopedia Ø Learning Zone for PK -2 (New) Teaches concepts that children ages 3-7 are curious about Ø Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Encyclopaedia Britannica Ø Learning Materials - Resources for K-5 and 6-12 Ø Activities, exercises and study guides Ø Curriculum based coverage in Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies Ø Atlases, Video and Media, Timelines, Pop-up Student Dictionary and Thesaurus Ø Organized and age appropriate Weblinks and full-text periodicals New Online Britannica Databases Username: ajl Password: ajl Britannica Online School Edition http://school.eb.com Global Reference Center http://global.eb.com Please feel free to call or email if you have any questions or concerns. Otherwise, I'll look forward to speaking with you in a few weeks. Sincerely, Marie Giannola New Business Development Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. 331 North La Salle, Chicago, IL 60610 Toll-free: (800) 621-3900 X7431 Cell: 312.593.3532 www.eb.com --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
